Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Guiding Questions:
- Should we eliminate genetic disorders?
- Social and ethical implications
- Why is marrying close relatives taboo in all societies?
Forms of Assessment:
Culminating Tasks
Poster board presentations in a science fair/symposium format. Students work in
groups on case studies related to:
1) Causes and implications of sex-linked diseases/genetic disorders
E.g. Non-disjunction (Down Syndrome, Turners Syndrome, Klinefelters, Edwards
Syndrome, Pataus Syndrome)
What the genetic disorder is, how it occurs and is passed on through generations,
treatments available, current research into new treatments, social and ethical
implications of treatments or research in this area
OR
- Also give a unit test with questions relating to all topics covered in the unit.
Activities: